Box of Chocolates?

I expect to have a good day, and have a horrible one. I expect a bad day, and it turns out to be fantastic one.

This works out fine for me, till I realise that I don't know what will come up next for me... frightens me a bit.

But hey, some surprises are good. But how long will they last?

Uncertainty

I thought I had forgotten what it feels like to be doubtful of your work. And now the feeling's come back.

And none of those stupid self-improvement books help. Why do people still buy them?

Wheel of Fortune

Gmailers of the world, rejoice! For the non-Gmailers (who don't get 1000 MB) are jealous. I got the ID I wanted (for once!).

In other news, there were ups and downs. A close grandparent passed away... on the upside, he was suffering too much. And not for the first time, I wished euthansia was legal. Three months in a isolated room, without being able to talk, staring at the ceiling, not knowing what will come the next moment, looking at Death face-to-face... it wasn't easy for him.

Everyone cried. Including the ones we call strong.

But life is going on. I'm writing like he wanted me to.

Wow!

Wow, did that really happen? I mean my name appearing on a page of The Times of India? OK, OK, I must admit, a supplement, not the main paper. But not bad, huh?


A bit too late to say (it appeared on Apr 22), but hey, it felt just awesome!


And the JAM bylines were great uppers too! :-)

Inventions we Really Need

• Shirt with built-in deo: You wear a nice shirt in the morning. By afternoon, you are stinking like a fish. You feel embarassed about yourself. And you have an early evening date. No time to go home and change. Then what do you do? Well, this shirt will help!



• 100% Waterproof Paper: This paper can be used for books, and the books, in turn, will be a hit with bookworms who read everywhere- snuggled up in bed, on the treadmill, at the bus-stop, and, if they had their way... in the shower, or while it is raining (yes, there are people like that).



• Voice-activated TV Remote: The TV remote was designed to make peoples' lives easier. They didn't need to walk over to the TV and change the channel, or increase the volume. Now with this remote, people won't even need to reach out for the remote. They just say "Channel 5" or "Star Plus" and the channel changes.